Implantable reporting processor for an alert implant

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019350521-A1
Application number	US-201916370480-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 29, 2019
Priority date	Mar 23, 2016
Publication date	Nov 21, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.

First claim

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A method, comprising:
forming a cavity in a bone of a living subject; and inserting at least a portion of a prosthesis in the cavity, the prosthesis including an implantable reporting processor having electronic circuitry; and a battery coupled to the electronic circuitry.

12 - 46 . (canceled)

47 . The method of claim 11 wherein forming the cavity includes forming the cavity in a tibia of the living subject.

48 . The method of claim 11 wherein forming the cavity includes forming the cavity in a femur of the living subject.

49 . The method of claim 11 wherein the implantable reporting processor is disposed in the cavity.

50 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising configuring the electronic circuitry such that the battery has a projected lifetime of at least one year.

51 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising configuring the electronic circuitry such that the battery has a projected lifetime of at least ten years.

Assignees

• Canary Medical Inc

Inventors

• Bailey Stephen M
• Bensch Douglas
• Brajer Douglas
• Cushner Fred
• Desaki Aimee L
• Gross Jeffrey M
• Harte Winslow T
• Helseth Nicholas H
• Herrin David A
• Hunter William L
• Keenan Dermot
• Morales George A
• Murphy Shane
• Raitt Stephen
• Snopek Thomas
• Troupe Curtis

Classifications

• A61F2250/008

  Alarm means · CPC title

• A61F2/12

  Mammary prostheses · CPC title

• A61F2/40

  for shoulders · CPC title

• A61F2/389

  Tibial components (A61F2/3868 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61F2/3662

  Femoral shafts · CPC title